MARIN SUPERVISORS REJECT MONEY SAVING ANALYST

The Marin County Grad Jury recommenced that the Board of Supervisors hire an independent budget analyst. The idea is that such a person or firm be retained to analyze the county’s budget and suggest cost savings, efficiencies and methods to prevent waste.

Hard to believe but the City & County of San Francisco has had such a neutral person on the job for decades, the highly respected Harvey Rose. Over the years Rose’s operation (he’s turned into a contractor and also provides services to Santa Barbara County) has saved The City hundreds of millions of dollars at a very reasonable cost.

The Marin sups in their wisdom dumped on the Grand Jury’s proposed reform saying ti was unneeded and duplicative.

When Rose was asked by the San Francisco Chronicle if any other county had a similar permanent watch dog, he replied, “Most cities and counties don’t really want an independent analyst like Harvey Rose that’s going to report the facts no matter what.”